"In the absence of any credible evidence establishing that the death of the deceased was murder simpliciter, the incident was rightly considered as murder accident...
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AP High Court, in an latest order, has recorded a significant submission by the police department clarifying that law enforcement agencies do not possess the legal competence
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"Policy, 2023 treats the Integrated Township as one single project. An Integrated Township may cover more than one village, and the land purchase process under
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Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the Navy authorities are entitled to include additional charges in a retrial proceeding if the personnel commits
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"Plaintiff cannot be expected to know or be aware of the details of the property of the defendant including its extent and survey number. It
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"The well settled proposition of law is that an alibi is plea in the nature of an evidence and the burden to establish it rests
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"This Court does not function as a site engineer, nor does it sit as a Court of Appeal over the decisions of contractual authorities. Writ jurisdiction is
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"Offence to commit murder punishable under Section 307 IPC is constituted by the concurrence of mens rea followed by actus reus, to commit an attempt
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"In these circumstances, though it may be said that he had thrown the children in the Well with the knowledge that it is likely to
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"Allowing it could amount to permitting inconsistent pleas that would undermine the sanctity of pleadings," Gauhati High Court has ruled that a defendant who has formally
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"Provident fund accumulations constitute a vested statutory right of the employees and partake the character of protected retiral benefits incapable of being defeated by administrative
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"It is incumbent upon constitutional courts to not remain mute spectators, when such prolonged investigations are brought to its notice," Supreme Court, in a significant
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"A balance must be struck between the individual liberty of the respondent no. 2 on the one hand and the right of the appellant to
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"Where contemporaneous evidence was produced, including a sale deed reflecting a price of Rs.1.07 lakhs per gunta, it would not be apposite to reduce the compensation awarded,
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"Time has come for the State to evolve a doctrine of ‘superior responsibility’ and to hold senior officers in a hierarchy criminally accountable for ‘failure
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"Admissions result in judgments without trial which permanently deny any remedy to the defendant, by way of an appeal on merits. Therefore, unless the admission is
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"Revisional court cannot act as an appellate court and reassess findings of fact or substitute conclusions unless jurisdictional error or material irregularity is demonstrated. In the
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"Contempt of the orders of this Court strikes at the very foundation of the rule of law and the authority of the judiciary. When public
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"Punishment in contempt proceedings is not an end in itself; it is a means to secure compliance, to uphold the dignity of the Court, and
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"In our view, the correct approach for a contractual provision would have to give way to a statutory amendment. Had the increase been by way of any
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"Provident fund accumulations constitute a vested statutory right of the employees and partake the character of protected retiral benefits incapable of being defeated by administrative
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"It is incumbent upon constitutional courts to not remain mute spectators, when such prolonged investigations are brought to its notice," Supreme Court, in a significant
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"A balance must be struck between the individual liberty of the respondent no. 2 on the one hand and the right of the appellant to
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"Admissions result in judgments without trial which permanently deny any remedy to the defendant, by way of an appeal on merits. Therefore, unless the admission is
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"Revisional court cannot act as an appellate court and reassess findings of fact or substitute conclusions unless jurisdictional error or material irregularity is demonstrated. In the
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"Contempt of the orders of this Court strikes at the very foundation of the rule of law and the authority of the judiciary. When public
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"Punishment in contempt proceedings is not an end in itself; it is a means to secure compliance, to uphold the dignity of the Court, and
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"In our view, the correct approach for a contractual provision would have to give way to a statutory amendment. Had the increase been by way of any
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"Prolongation of a matrimonial relationship would further lead not only to escalation of frustration in a dead relationship, which has already decayed and is decomposing
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"Recording a finding mandated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, which is sine qua non for granting bail to an accused under the NDPS
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"Marriage, in its legal and constitutional dimension, can never be reduced to a mere contractual intersection of individual rights... it is a deeply personal and
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Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, held that a marriage which has effectively withered away and is "dead for all practical purposes"
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"Best interest of the child is not passive consideration but a vigorous principle that requires foresight, caution, and meticulous scrutiny in every matter affecting the minor’s property—
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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"Rescue without rehabilitation returns the victim to the very same conditions of poverty and vulnerability that made her a target in the first place. Identification and
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"Victim’s consent should be the primary and governing consideration when taking such decisions. A departure from the victim’s expressed wishes must be the exception, not the
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"In the context of Section 8, the question of karta-ship ordinarily does not arise merely because the property has come from a paternal ancestor. The heirs succeed
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"A temporary status casual labourer would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even in the absence of regularisation," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling,
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Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, has clarified that when a male Hindu dies intestate, his separate property devolves upon his heirs as "tenants-in-common" and not as
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that for the purposes of computing the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,
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"In the absence of any credible evidence establishing that the death of the deceased was murder simpliciter, the incident was rightly considered as murder accident...
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AP High Court, in an latest order, has recorded a significant submission by the police department clarifying that law enforcement agencies do not possess the legal competence
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"Policy, 2023 treats the Integrated Township as one single project. An Integrated Township may cover more than one village, and the land purchase process under
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Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the Navy authorities are entitled to include additional charges in a retrial proceeding if the personnel commits
read more
"Plaintiff cannot be expected to know or be aware of the details of the property of the defendant including its extent and survey number. It
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"The well settled proposition of law is that an alibi is plea in the nature of an evidence and the burden to establish it rests
read more
"This Court does not function as a site engineer, nor does it sit as a Court of Appeal over the decisions of contractual authorities. Writ jurisdiction is
read more
"Offence to commit murder punishable under Section 307 IPC is constituted by the concurrence of mens rea followed by actus reus, to commit an attempt
read more
"In these circumstances, though it may be said that he had thrown the children in the Well with the knowledge that it is likely to
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"Allowing it could amount to permitting inconsistent pleas that would undermine the sanctity of pleadings," Gauhati High Court has ruled that a defendant who has formally
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"Where contemporaneous evidence was produced, including a sale deed reflecting a price of Rs.1.07 lakhs per gunta, it would not be apposite to reduce the compensation awarded,
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"Time has come for the State to evolve a doctrine of ‘superior responsibility’ and to hold senior officers in a hierarchy criminally accountable for ‘failure
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"Plaintiff's readiness and willingness for making payment of the balance consideration could not be established as... the sum total of the professional income, agricultural
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"Simply describing an act or transaction to be fraudulent will not extend the time for its correction to infinity; for otherwise the exercise of revisional power
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"In the absence of specific mentioning of the amount in the demand notice there is no demand for payment of the actual/specific amount covered by
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"Misconduct means, misconduct arising from ill motive; acts of negligence, errors of judgment, or innocent mistake, do not constitute such misconduct," Madhya Pradesh High Court,
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"Recording of the land as pattadar at this belated stage would amount to turning the clock back, which in turn would be contrary to the
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"Prolonged incarceration generally militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article-21 of the Constitution, and in such a situation, the constitutional principles must
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"Senior officers must be held accountable for the conduct and performance of their subordinates, as it is both their professional and administrative responsibility to ensure
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"Statement of the prosecutrix, if found to be worthy of credence and reliable, requires no corroboration. The court can record conviction of the accused on the
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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